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July 7, 2020 Wyden, Merkley Co-sponsor Legislation to Investigate and Hold Police Officers and Departments Accountable for Discriminatory Practices Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
July 2, 2020 Letter to Acting Secretary Micheal Kozak and Director General Carol M. Perez - Reps. Butterfield, Bass and Sens. Booker, Markey Urge the State Department to Address Racial Discrimination Faced by Foreign Service Officers Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
July 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, and the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Lankford Joins Letter on Chinese Government Atrocities in Xinjiang to Administration Officials Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
July 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, United States Attorney General - Rosen Joins Letter Calling for Department of Justice to Address the Mass Closure of Polling Locations in Tribal Communities Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 25, 2020 CAPAC Members Mark Seventh Anniversary of Shelby County v. Holder Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
June 25, 2020 Reps. Pressley, Jayapal, Tlaib, Clarke & Sens. Markey, Merkley Announce Legislation to Ban Government Use of Facial Recognition, Other Biometric Technology Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 25, 2020 Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues, Introduce Legislation to Rename All Bases, Other Military Assets Named for the Confederacy Within One Year Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 24, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, and Christopher Wray, FBI Director - Torres to DOJ: Release FBI Report on White Supremacist Infiltration of Law Enforcement Rep. Earl Blumenauer, ...
June 24, 2020 Letter to Chris Gildea, President of Venntel, Inc. - Members Launch Bicameral Investigation Into Company Tracking, Collecting, and Selling Consumers' Location Data Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 23, 2020 Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 23, 2020 The JUSTICE Act Sen. Ron Wyden
June 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General - Congressmen Tim Ryan (D-OH) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) Demand Justice Reforms in Wake of Brutal Police Killings Across the Country Rep. Earl Blumenauer, ...
June 19, 2020 She was about four feet tall, and as powerful as could be. Sen. Jeff Merkley
June 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Durbin, Schumer, Colleagues Call For GAO Investigation Into Use Of Federal Law Enforcement During Washington, D.C. Protests Following Killing Of George Floyd Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 18, 2020 Bennet, Senate Democrats Introduce Resolution Recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 18, 2020 Executive Session Sen. Ron Wyden
June 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Charles Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee - Wyden Lays Out Agenda For Addressing Racial Health Disparities in Committee Sen. Ron Wyden
June 18, 2020 Executive Session Sen. Jeff Merkley
June 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General; the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; and the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Department of the Interior - Wyden, Colleagues Raise Concerns with Law Enforcement Tactics Increasing Spread of COVID-19 at Peaceful Protests Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Kenneth L. Marcus, Assistant Secretary of Civil Rights for the Department of Education - Hayes Leads Connecticut Delegation Members And 22 House Democrats In Defending Connecticut's Gender-Inclusive Athletic Policy Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
June 16, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Following SCOTUS Ruling, Collins, Merkley, Baldwin, Booker Lead Bipartisan Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 16, 2020 Wyden Co-sponsors Legislation Ensuring Protection For Whistleblowers Who Expose Waste, Fraud, Abuse in Federal COVID-19 Relief Effort Sen. Ron Wyden
June 16, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell - Feinstein, Merkely, Colleagues Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 15, 2020 Merkley Applauds Supreme Court Decision Upholding LGBTQ Rights, Calls for Senate to Pass Equality Act Sen. Jeff Merkley
June 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice - Hirono Leads 20 Senate Democrats in Calling for DOJ Inspector General Investigation into Attorney General Barr's Conduct in Suppressing Peaceful Protests around Lafayette Square on June 1 Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the US - Rep Lieu, Sen Wyden and Rep Eshoo Inquire About Surveillance of Protesters Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 13, 2020 Letter to Pat Allen, Oregon Health Authority Director - Bonamici Calls for Clarity After Latinx Couple Denied COVID-19 Testing Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
June 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Wyden, Murray Demand HHS Withdraw Rule Allowing Sweeping Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination Against LGBTQIA+ Communities and Religious Minorities Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 10, 2020 Letter to William Barr, Attorney General and Chad Wolf, Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary - Wyden Presses Trump Administration to Stop Weaponizing Facial Recognition Technology Against Protesters Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense and the Hon. Richard Durbin, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense - Merkley, Blumenthal, Colleagues call on Appropriations Committee to Block Use of Military Against Peaceful Demonstrations Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 9, 2020 Letter to Christopher A. Wray, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director; Joseph L. Lengyel, National Guard Bureau Chief; Timothy Shea, Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator; and Mark A. Morgan, Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner - Reps. Eshoo, Rush, House Colleagues Demand Federal Agencies Cease Surveillance of Protests Rep. Earl Blumenauer, ...
June 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Duckworth Demands GAO Immediately Reviews Safety of Rubber Bullets Being Used on Peaceful Protesters Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 8, 2020 Merkley Announces Support for Booker-Harris Bill to Tackle Police Brutality, Will Push for Action in Coming Weeks Sen. Jeff Merkley
June 8, 2020 Wyden Co-sponsors Justice in Policing Act of 2020 Sen. Ron Wyden
June 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Lee Greenblatt, Inspector General to the U.S. Department of Interior - Wyden, Grijalva, Haaland Call for Investigation of Park Police's Use of Force Against Peaceful Protesters and Journalists in Lafayette Park Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 8, 2020 Bonamici and Congressional Leaders Introduce Legislation to Transform Policing Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
June 5, 2020 Say Her Name: Breonna Taylor Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
June 5, 2020 Merkley Announces Legislation for National Police Misconduct Database, Calls for Sweeping Action to Address Police Brutality Sen. Jeff Merkley
June 5, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Patrol, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Durbin, Duckworth Join Harris, Colleagues In Letter Demanding Answers On ICE & CBP Involvement In Policing Ongoing Protests Rep. Earl Blumenauer, ...
June 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense - Van Hollen Leads Democratic Senators in Demand for Details, Cost of Staging Active Duty Troops in The National Capital Region Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 4, 2020 Letter to Mark Esper, Department of Defense Secretary - Van Hollen Leads Democratic Senators in Demand for Details, Cost of Staging Active Duty Troops in the National Capital Region Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 4, 2020 Letter to William Barr, Attorney General - Schakowsky Calls for Special Prosecutor To Investigate Excessive Force Ordered Against Peaceful Protesters Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
June 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William P. Barr, Attorney General - Rep. Davis Joins Letter to Attorney General Barr on Assault on Rule of Law Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
June 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, and General Mark A. Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - Murphy, Blumenthal Urge Defense Department to Refrain from Using U.S. Military to Suppress Nationwide Protests Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 1, 2020 Bonamici Backs House Resolution to Condemn Police Brutality Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
May 29, 2020 Congressman Blumenauer Statement on Nationwide Protests in Response to the Murder of George Floyd Rep. Earl Blumenauer
May 26, 2020 Letter to Dr. Steven Dillingham, Director of the U.S. Census Bureau - Senators to Census Bureau: Count Those Experiencing Homelessness During Pandemic Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
May 26, 2020 Wyden Statement on HPSCI Chairman Undermining Protections of Americans' Rights Online Sen. Ron Wyden
May 26, 2020 Wyden Statement on Upcoming House Vote on FISA Amendment to Ban Warrantless Surveillance of Americans' Internet Activity Sen. Ron Wyden
May 22, 2020 Letter to Betsy DeVos, Department of Education Secretary, and Kenneth L. Marcus, Department of Education Assistant Secretary - Reps Speier, Kuster, Pressley and Slotkin Lead Letter Urging the Department of Education to Rescind its Indefensible Title IX Rule Rep. Earl Blumenauer, ...
Date Title Politician
July 7, 2020 Wyden, Merkley Co-sponsor Legislation to Investigate and Hold Police Officers and Departments Accountable for Discriminatory Practices Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
July 2, 2020 Letter to Acting Secretary Micheal Kozak and Director General Carol M. Perez - Reps. Butterfield, Bass and Sens. Booker, Markey Urge the State Department to Address Racial Discrimination Faced by Foreign Service Officers Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
July 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, and the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Lankford Joins Letter on Chinese Government Atrocities in Xinjiang to Administration Officials Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
July 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, United States Attorney General - Rosen Joins Letter Calling for Department of Justice to Address the Mass Closure of Polling Locations in Tribal Communities Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 25, 2020 CAPAC Members Mark Seventh Anniversary of Shelby County v. Holder Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
June 25, 2020 Reps. Pressley, Jayapal, Tlaib, Clarke & Sens. Markey, Merkley Announce Legislation to Ban Government Use of Facial Recognition, Other Biometric Technology Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 25, 2020 Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues, Introduce Legislation to Rename All Bases, Other Military Assets Named for the Confederacy Within One Year Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 24, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, and Christopher Wray, FBI Director - Torres to DOJ: Release FBI Report on White Supremacist Infiltration of Law Enforcement Rep.Earl Blumenauer, ...
June 24, 2020 Letter to Chris Gildea, President of Venntel, Inc. - Members Launch Bicameral Investigation Into Company Tracking, Collecting, and Selling Consumers' Location Data Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 23, 2020 Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 23, 2020 The JUSTICE Act Sen.Ron Wyden
June 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General - Congressmen Tim Ryan (D-OH) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) Demand Justice Reforms in Wake of Brutal Police Killings Across the Country Rep.Earl Blumenauer, ...
June 19, 2020 She was about four feet tall, and as powerful as could be. Sen.Jeff Merkley
June 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Durbin, Schumer, Colleagues Call For GAO Investigation Into Use Of Federal Law Enforcement During Washington, D.C. Protests Following Killing Of George Floyd Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 18, 2020 Bennet, Senate Democrats Introduce Resolution Recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 18, 2020 Executive Session Sen.Ron Wyden
June 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Charles Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee - Wyden Lays Out Agenda For Addressing Racial Health Disparities in Committee Sen.Ron Wyden
June 18, 2020 Executive Session Sen.Jeff Merkley
June 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General; the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; and the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Department of the Interior - Wyden, Colleagues Raise Concerns with Law Enforcement Tactics Increasing Spread of COVID-19 at Peaceful Protests Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Kenneth L. Marcus, Assistant Secretary of Civil Rights for the Department of Education - Hayes Leads Connecticut Delegation Members And 22 House Democrats In Defending Connecticut's Gender-Inclusive Athletic Policy Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
June 16, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Following SCOTUS Ruling, Collins, Merkley, Baldwin, Booker Lead Bipartisan Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 16, 2020 Wyden Co-sponsors Legislation Ensuring Protection For Whistleblowers Who Expose Waste, Fraud, Abuse in Federal COVID-19 Relief Effort Sen.Ron Wyden
June 16, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell - Feinstein, Merkely, Colleagues Push to Bring Equality Act to a Vote Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 15, 2020 Merkley Applauds Supreme Court Decision Upholding LGBTQ Rights, Calls for Senate to Pass Equality Act Sen.Jeff Merkley
June 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice - Hirono Leads 20 Senate Democrats in Calling for DOJ Inspector General Investigation into Attorney General Barr's Conduct in Suppressing Peaceful Protests around Lafayette Square on June 1 Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the US - Rep Lieu, Sen Wyden and Rep Eshoo Inquire About Surveillance of Protesters Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 13, 2020 Letter to Pat Allen, Oregon Health Authority Director - Bonamici Calls for Clarity After Latinx Couple Denied COVID-19 Testing Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
June 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Wyden, Murray Demand HHS Withdraw Rule Allowing Sweeping Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination Against LGBTQIA+ Communities and Religious Minorities Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 10, 2020 Letter to William Barr, Attorney General and Chad Wolf, Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary - Wyden Presses Trump Administration to Stop Weaponizing Facial Recognition Technology Against Protesters Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense and the Hon. Richard Durbin, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense - Merkley, Blumenthal, Colleagues call on Appropriations Committee to Block Use of Military Against Peaceful Demonstrations Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 9, 2020 Letter to Christopher A. Wray, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director; Joseph L. Lengyel, National Guard Bureau Chief; Timothy Shea, Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator; and Mark A. Morgan, Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner - Reps. Eshoo, Rush, House Colleagues Demand Federal Agencies Cease Surveillance of Protests Rep.Earl Blumenauer, ...
June 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Duckworth Demands GAO Immediately Reviews Safety of Rubber Bullets Being Used on Peaceful Protesters Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 8, 2020 Merkley Announces Support for Booker-Harris Bill to Tackle Police Brutality, Will Push for Action in Coming Weeks Sen.Jeff Merkley
June 8, 2020 Wyden Co-sponsors Justice in Policing Act of 2020 Sen.Ron Wyden
June 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Lee Greenblatt, Inspector General to the U.S. Department of Interior - Wyden, Grijalva, Haaland Call for Investigation of Park Police's Use of Force Against Peaceful Protesters and Journalists in Lafayette Park Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 8, 2020 Bonamici and Congressional Leaders Introduce Legislation to Transform Policing Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
June 5, 2020 Say Her Name: Breonna Taylor Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
June 5, 2020 Merkley Announces Legislation for National Police Misconduct Database, Calls for Sweeping Action to Address Police Brutality Sen.Jeff Merkley
June 5, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Patrol, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Durbin, Duckworth Join Harris, Colleagues In Letter Demanding Answers On ICE & CBP Involvement In Policing Ongoing Protests Rep.Earl Blumenauer, ...
June 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense - Van Hollen Leads Democratic Senators in Demand for Details, Cost of Staging Active Duty Troops in The National Capital Region Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 4, 2020 Letter to Mark Esper, Department of Defense Secretary - Van Hollen Leads Democratic Senators in Demand for Details, Cost of Staging Active Duty Troops in the National Capital Region Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 4, 2020 Letter to William Barr, Attorney General - Schakowsky Calls for Special Prosecutor To Investigate Excessive Force Ordered Against Peaceful Protesters Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
June 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William P. Barr, Attorney General - Rep. Davis Joins Letter to Attorney General Barr on Assault on Rule of Law Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
June 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, and General Mark A. Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - Murphy, Blumenthal Urge Defense Department to Refrain from Using U.S. Military to Suppress Nationwide Protests Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 1, 2020 Bonamici Backs House Resolution to Condemn Police Brutality Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
May 29, 2020 Congressman Blumenauer Statement on Nationwide Protests in Response to the Murder of George Floyd Rep.Earl Blumenauer
May 26, 2020 Letter to Dr. Steven Dillingham, Director of the U.S. Census Bureau - Senators to Census Bureau: Count Those Experiencing Homelessness During Pandemic Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
May 26, 2020 Wyden Statement on HPSCI Chairman Undermining Protections of Americans' Rights Online Sen.Ron Wyden
May 26, 2020 Wyden Statement on Upcoming House Vote on FISA Amendment to Ban Warrantless Surveillance of Americans' Internet Activity Sen.Ron Wyden
May 22, 2020 Letter to Betsy DeVos, Department of Education Secretary, and Kenneth L. Marcus, Department of Education Assistant Secretary - Reps Speier, Kuster, Pressley and Slotkin Lead Letter Urging the Department of Education to Rescind its Indefensible Title IX Rule Rep.Earl Blumenauer, ...
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